American woman discovers 12ft python in bathroom

Woman discovers 12ft African python crawling in her bathroom

A woman in Texas discovered a 12 ft Africa python wrapped around the toilet bowl in her bathroomPhoto: ALAMY

2:30PM BST 15 May 2014

A woman in Texas discovered a 12ft Africa python wrapped around the lavatory bowl in her bathroom.

It is likely that the snake entered the home through the back door, which was left open.

Veronica Rodriguez, 50, told local paper The Eagle: 'When I opened her bathroom door, there was a 12-foot python. I didn't know what I was going to do with a snake that large.'

After dialling the emergency services, a policeman arrived, she said. "When the officer showed up, he came with a brown paper sack," she recalled. "I told him, 'you're going to need a bigger sack than that.'"

Officer Tony Gonzales said he couldn't believe how big the snake was: ""When I opened her bathroom door, there was a 12-foot python," Gonzales recalled. "I didn't know what I was going to do with a snake that large."